Technology for Health and Physical Activity

Affiliation: Faculty of Social and Health Sciences

Academic discipline: Health, sports and welfare

Affiliation:: Faculty of Social and Health Sciences
Academic discipline:: Health, sports and welfare

What we research

The research group Technology for Health and Physical Activity has the vision to promote the population's health through the use of technology. Technological tools will be an integral part of our projects as an instrument for measuring health and as an instrument for health-promoting lifestyle change.

More about the research group

Purpose

To bring together researchers and academic staff across faculties who are concerned with technology for health and physical activity in order to facilitate high-quality research and scientific production in this field, and thereby also increase competence at INN University.
To create a strong academic community for the use of quantitative methods that can involve students interested in the field and contribute expertise to other researchers.
To create a strong scientific environment that can support professionals at various levels in their career development as well as involve both internal and international master's and master's students on exchange.
To strengthen collaboration with other institutions and external researchers.
To strengthening the scientific profile and increasing the proportion of staff with a high level of research competence.

Ongoing research projects

Autonomic dysfunction and heart rate variability among people with fibromyalgia
Exploring the underlying mechanism of VR-based simulation as a pedagogical tool in education and training of non-technical skills among health professionals in mental health care.
Virtual nature experiences as a supplement in the treatment of moderate depression
GO GREEN ROUTES - Resilient Optimal Urban natural, Technological and Environmental Solutions (Horizon project)
Go Green Next – a comprehensive evidence-based oriented approach model to convey how ecosystem health and human health are connected (Horizon project)
VR & green exercise 2.0 - Developing and testing mental health-promoting VR systems: a pilot study connected to a H2020 ‘Mental health in the workplace’ proposal
Lifestyle and body composition - a study investigating possible lifestyle changes and its relation to weight and body composition in first-year university students
«Mens Sana in Corpore Sano: a pilot study - health status - Italians living in Norway» (Cristin-prosjekt-ID: 639358)
VR & fibromyalgia: VR-guided exercise and virtual nature for people with fibromyalgia
On one's own feet. Collaboration project with the University of Agder. Longitudinal mapping of body composition, physical activity, mental health, and diet during the first year of study. Planned start in the fall of 2021

Networks

Partners

University of Maynooth, Department of Psychology
University of Milan, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health (Italy)
University of Pisa, Department of Computer Science (Italia);
University of Agder, Sveaas Institute of Nutrition and Public Health
University of South - Eastern Norway , Center for Health and Technology
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences,
Institute of Health and Function
International consortium and research group “GO GREEN EX”
Diakonhjemmet hospital, National centre for rheumatology and rheumatic surgery
Hernes Instituttet
Frisklivssentralen Elverum
Elverum Rheumatism Association
SIM Innlandet

Contact the research group

Sigbjørn Litleskare

Førsteamanuensis

Email: sigbjorn.litleskare@inn.no
Phone: +47 62 43 02 18